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Usually when we talk about encryptor ransomware, we recommend that victims do not pay the ransom. To begin with, paying encourages malware creators to continue their operations. It’s simple supply

An old-school habit, labelling the back of photos, has transitioned into something more appropriate for the digital age. These days, one needn’t scribble comments on a photo; your camera, an

Even people who avoid online services can find their lives affected by them. For example, one morning you might wake up to find your usually quiet local street has become

Perhaps the most striking point about last week’s huge DDoS attack, which took down more than 80 big websites and online services, is that the criminals behind the attack accomplished

It can be tempting to disregard software update notifications. Everything seems to be working fine. Sometimes programs behave oddly or crash after an update. And by the way, you have

Last week, our bionic man, Evgeny Chereshnev, headed to Kazan to speak at a TedX event. During his 17-minute talk, he discussed what he has learned from having a biochip

In the beginning, the Internet was not terrifically user friendly — early users needed tech chops just to get online, and they had to do so over a wired, dial-up

Biometric identification — using unique physical attributes such as fingerprints to authenticate people — has been considered secure for a long time. As such, the technology is very appealing to

Kaspersky Lab not only develops security solutions but also helps to catch criminals and creates free decryption tools for ransomware victims. The utilities can be downloaded from the No More

1. Why do I need to read this? This article will help you to protect the money in your bank account. 2. Mobile banking Trojans — what are they? Every

We talk and talk (and talk) about how to behave — and even how to survive — in the digital world. And we hope it’s not in vain, that our

We often advise Android users to download apps from official app stores only. It is much more secure to search for apps on Google Play because all apps in the

In the previous installment of our series about online advertising, we gave a definition of the players involved in digital marketing and a brief description of the payment models used

We’ve talked before about how today’s kids live simultaneously in the real and the digital world. The digital part is important, too — many believe depriving kids of their virtual

Over the past few days, there has been some chatter surrounding Spotify based on a user’s post in the company’s community forum: There’s something pretty alarming going on right now

Fall is update season, at least in the high-tech world. We introduced our new product familyrecently, and Microsoft issued a critical update for Windows 10, aka Redstone 1 or Anniversary

Do you like privacy? Well, let me introduce you to a new player in the encrypted messaging game:Secret Conversations. It comes from a messaging service many are already using, Facebook

Earlier this week, Facebook introduced Marketplace, a service that helps users discover, buy, and sell items locally. Think of it as Facebook’s Groups (which permit the sale of items) meets

For the most part, we all love social networks — some more than others, of course. Really, how could you not? Social media networks make it unbelievably easy to connect

Humanity is steadily getting older, which, in turn, increases the number of elderly people online. Today, almost almost 18% of Facebook users are 55 or older. We set out to

We have already told you about a number of hacker groups jackpotting money from ATMs. Now you can see it with your own eyes! Our experts shot four videos of